Editing Shinty (section)

==Organisation==

In common with many sports, it became formalised in the [[Victorian Era]] and the first organised clubs were established in cities such as Glasgow and London where there were thousands of Gaels resident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/editor-s-picks-ignore/it-s-part-of-our-city-s-history-the-most-beautiful-cup-in-the-world-1.1017454# |title=It's part of our city's history ... the most beautiful cup in the world |newspaper=Evening Times |date=31 March 2010 |access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>

In 1887, a historic game was played between [[Glenurquhart Shinty Club]] and [[Strathglass Shinty Club]] in [[Inverness]]. This game was attended by thousands of people and was a major milestone in developing a set of common rules.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} This fixture was to be repeated on 12 January 2007 in Inverness as the opening centrepiece of the [[Highland 2007]] celebrations in Scotland, but was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/1260/camanachd_association_confirms_cancellation_of_show_piece_game|title=Camanachd Association confirms cancellation of Show Piece Game|work=highland.gov.uk}}</ref>

The modern sport is governed by the [[Camanachd Association]] ({{langx|gd|Comann na Camanachd}}). The association came into being in the late [[Victorian era]] as a means of formulating common rules to unite the various different codes and rules which differed between neighbouring glens. Its first meeting was held in [[Kingussie]] in 1893.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

The Camanachd Association maintained its initial structure for much of its first century. The 'Future of Shinty' Report published in 1981 led to a complete restructuring of the way in which shinty was organised and managed. That led to the move away from a dependence on volunteers to govern the sport, to the Association's first salaried employees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shinty.com/index.php?page=history |title=Shinty |work=Shinty.com |access-date=20 January 2013 |archive-date=16 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316060040/http://www.shinty.com/index.php?page=history |url-status=dead }}</ref>